Middlebury, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics in Middlebury, IN 46540 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mold Shop Manager in coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
- Parent company
- Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
- Street
- 51703 Packard Dr
- City
- Middlebury
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46540
- On-site location
- Mold Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Turning down a mold cap on the lathe in Mold Shop.
What happened
He was working on the lathe. The cap flew off and hit him in the face cutting the right side of his lip and breaking one of his teeth. The guard was down and the machine was in proper working order.
Injury or illness
He suffered a laceration to the right side of his lip and broke one of his teeth.
Object or substance involved
The cap that he was turning down.
Summary line
Cut to lip and broken tooth.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mold Shop Manager
- SOC code
- 11-3051 — Industrial Production Managers
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 166
- Total hours worked
- 272425
- EIN
- 853336691
- Establishment ID
- 1117301
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 12:45:00.000
- Submitted
- 09FEB24:18:04:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.